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At WOTC 2016 in New York City, a panel of IT vendor executives discuss the changes they are making to partner programs to encourage solution selling, and the vendors' evolving value proposition to partners.

Janet Schijns, vice president of global channels at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, discussed where women are today in the business world, how women can position themselves for promotion and overcome biases, and craft their own success stories at WOTC 2016.

The Internet of Things market is quickly moving beyond smart homes and automated cars to the enterprise and verticals where solution providers play a big role. And many vendors across the spectrum are actively looking for partners to customize their offerings and deliver innovative solutions.

As customers change the way they consume technology, a panel of Women of the Channel executives said vendors and solution providers alike need to embrace employees with a more diverse set of skills and backgrounds to help them keep pace.

Application-centric network specialist AppViewX is doubling down on channel partners with the launch of its first Partner Program alongside the hiring of F5 Networks former channel chief to lead the way.

New services on the public cloud will make it possible to add natural language and image recognition functionality to apps. And a new data delivery service, facilitated by a fleet of 18-wheelers, can move exabytes to the cloud.